Away from the Sea

Away From The Sea
Studio album by Yuksek
Released February 9, 2009[1]
Recorded 2009
Genre Electro House
Length 46:58
Label Barclay, Has Been, Cherrytree
Producer Pierre-Alexandre Busson
Yuksek chronology
Away From The Sea
(2009)		 Living On The Edge Of Time
(2011)
Singles from Away From The Sea
  1. "Tonight"
    Released: 17 November 2008
  2. "Extraball"
    Released: 30 April 2009
Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
strangeglue [2]
dailymusicguide [3]
Subba-Cultcha [4]
URB [5]
Virgin Media [6]
XLR8R [7]

Away From The Sea is the debut studio album by French electro house artist, Yuksek. The album was released on Feb 9, 2009 through Barclay Records.

The first single from the album, "Tonight", was performed live in China and featured in the video produced by Peugeot for their 200 year anniversary.[8]

The second single from the album, "Extraball", was used in an advert by the Lacoste clothing brand to release their "Red Label" line of clothing.[9]

Contents

Reception

The album received average reviews, with the exception of Yuksek's collaboration with Philadelphian singer Amanda Blank, which is often described as the albums highlight.[3][10] Jon Davies, of dailymusicguide, stated that "Spank Rock's Amanda Blank livens up the track with her irresistible flow while Yuksek backs her with outrageously filthy beats and a few riffs stolen from Daft Punk"; while tempering this was his view of the album as a whole, stating that "It's questionable why anyone would want to listen to this when you can hear Justice do this kind of thing infinitely better."[3]
URB magazine were more positive, stating that "Away From The Sea is altogether an impressive effort that establishes Yuksek’s sound without hindering his creativity" and awarding the album 4 out of 5 stars.[5]

Track listing

No. Title Writer(s) Producer(s) Length
1. "Break Ya"   Pierre-Alexandre Busson Yuksek 03:30
2. "Tonight"   Busson Yuksek 03:13
3. "A Certain Life"   Busson Yuksek 03:01
4. "Extraball" (feat. Amanda Blank, Clément Daquin) Amanda Blank, Busson, Clément Daquin Yuksek 03:32
5. "Take A Ride"   Busson Yuksek 03:39
6. "I Could Never Be A Dancer"   Busson Yuksek 03:15
7. "So Far Away From The Sea" (feat. The Bewitched Hands On The Top Of Our Heads, Melis) Anthonin Ternant, Benjamin Pinard, Nicolas Kartz, Busson Yuksek 03:16
8. "Little Dirty Trip" (Vicarious Bliss remix) Busson Yuksek 04:31
9. "This Is Not Today" (feat. Shitdisco) Busson, Shitdisco Yuksek 04:15
10. "I Like To Play" (feat. The Forum Digital Choir) Busson Yuksek 04:29
11. "So Down" (feat. Chromeo) David Macklovitch, Busson Yuksek, Chromeo 03:44
12. "Freak O Rocker"   Busson Yuksek 03:16
13. "Eat My Bear" (feat. Forum Digital Choir) Busson Yuksek 03:17
Total length:
 46:58

Personnel

References

  1. ^ "Away From The Sea". Allmusic. All Media Guide. http://www.allmusic.com/album/r1490657. Retrieved 2011-05-20. 
  2. ^ Kelly, Brad (2009-02-05). "strangeglue review". strangeglue. http://strangeglue.com/reviews/yuksek-away-from-the-sea. Retrieved 2011-05-23. 
  3. ^ a b c Davies, Jon (2009-05-09). "dailymusicguide review". dailymusicguide. http://www.dailymusicguide.com/Reviews/yuksek-09052009-1815.aspx. Retrieved 2011-05-23. 
  4. ^ Merritt, Matt. "Subba-Cultcha review". Subba-Cultcha. Spyre Media. http://www.subba-cultcha.com/album-reviews/article.php?contentID=7771. Retrieved 2011-05-23. 
  5. ^ a b "URB review". URB magazine. 2009-05-26. http://www.urb.com/2009/05/26/yuksek-away-from-the-sea/. Retrieved 2011-05-23. 
  6. ^ "Virgin review". Virgin Media. Virgin Group. 2009-04-28. http://www.virgin.com/music/reviews/review-yuksek-away-from-the-sea. Retrieved 2011-05-23. 
  7. ^ Reynaldo, Shawn (2009-06-19). "XLR8R review". XLR8R. http://www.xlr8r.com/reviews/yuksek/away-sea. Retrieved 2011-05-23. 
  8. ^ "Yu Gong Yi Shan info". 2010-06-02. http://www.yugongyishan.com/2011/05/yuksek-%E2%80%93-live-performance/?lang=en. Retrieved 2011-05-23. 
  9. ^ "Lacoste Red mention". Already Here. 2009-05. http://already-here.blogspot.com/2009/05/extra.html. Retrieved 2011-05-25. 
  10. ^ ladyflash (2009-03-18). "In The Mix - non-professional review". IntheMix. http://www.inthemix.com.au/music/41997/Yuksek_Away_From_The_Sea. Retrieved 2011-05-23. 
  11. ^ "Away From The Sea at Discogs". Discogs. Zink Media, Inc.. http://www.discogs.com/release/2305069. Retrieved 2011-05-20.